Rickey
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #11,409 · #2,798 for boys in 2025, 45 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1958 · 3,782 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 61,717since 1924
Rickey over time
Rank among boys' names. Rickey has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,798 | 45 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,750 | 47 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,895 | 43 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,753 | 47 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,096 | 69 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,113 | 66 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,150 | 66 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,122 | 66 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,780 | 86 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,890 | 78 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,729 | 89 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,506 | 107 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,528 | 105 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,602 | 97 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,484 | 109 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,399 | 119 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,381 | 123 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,329 | 130 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,188 | 148 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,077 | 165 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,105 | 149 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,101 | 143 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,093 | 141 | |
| 2002 | — | #930 | 172 | |
| 2001 | — | #926 | 167 | |
| 2000 | — | #890 | 176 | |
| 1999 | — | #809 | 188 | |
| 1998 | — | #900 | 160 | |
| 1997 | — | #706 | 224 | |
| 1996 | — | #727 | 211 | |
| 1995 | — | #659 | 251 | |
| 1994 | — | #655 | 252 | |
| 1993 | — | #584 | 311 | |
| 1992 | — | #565 | 324 | |
| 1991 | — | #530 | 363 | |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #502 | 382 |
| 1989 | — | #456 | 424 | |
| 1988 | — | #437 | 429 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #441 | 406 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #409 | 434 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #370 | 500 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #357 | 510 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #354 | 502 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #338 | 556 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #330 | 580 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #329 | 576 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #343 | 526 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #344 | 500 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #330 | 553 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #322 | 551 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #329 | 534 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #354 | 477 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #341 | 496 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #342 | 504 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #349 | 525 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #339 | 561 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #314 | 594 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #259 | 768 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #263 | 766 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #227 | 945 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #215 | 1,118 |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 | #205 | 1,356 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #175 | 1,680 |
| 1962 | #2,605 | 22 | #169 | 1,887 |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 | #153 | 2,255 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 | #138 | 2,573 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #116 | 3,458 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 | #106 | 3,782 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | #108 | 3,522 |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 21 | #112 | 3,263 |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 | #114 | 3,065 |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | #113 | 3,130 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #113 | 2,840 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #140 | 2,052 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #166 | 1,543 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #173 | 1,301 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #191 | 1,087 |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | #197 | 1,020 |
| 1947 | #1,633 | 34 | #226 | 809 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #294 | 483 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | #371 | 262 |
| 1944 | #2,027 | 18 | #422 | 207 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #620 | 104 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #791 | 66 |
| 1941 | — | #1,004 | 41 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,795 | 15 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,559 | 19 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,088 | 12 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,417 | 22 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,586 | 19 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #3,357 | 7 |
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| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Rickey! It came in at #4,347, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1927, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Rickey is popular in 1958
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#26 · 1 in 103
- Alabama#35 · 1 in 147
- Tennessee#36 · 1 in 139
- Louisiana#38 · 1 in 183
- Mississippi#45 · 1 in 199
Best ever in a state: #26 in Arkansas, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #26 | 192 | 1 in 103 |
| Alabama | #35 | 261 | 1 in 147 |
| Tennessee | #36 | 289 | 1 in 139 |
| Louisiana | #38 | 234 | 1 in 183 |
| Mississippi | #45 | 136 | 1 in 199 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | 117 | 1 in 202 |
| Georgia | #50 | 219 | 1 in 221 |
| Kentucky | #57 | 137 | 1 in 262 |
| North Carolina | #67 | 171 | 1 in 307 |
| Texas | #68 | 393 | 1 in 312 |
| South Carolina | #72 | 96 | 1 in 302 |
| West Virginia | #83 | 52 | 1 in 414 |
| Missouri | #87 | 113 | 1 in 430 |
| Indiana | #92 | 121 | 1 in 453 |
| Virginia | #92 | 97 | 1 in 448 |
| Ohio | #106 | 181 | 1 in 632 |
| Florida | #112 | 96 | 1 in 538 |
| Kansas | #113 | 41 | 1 in 571 |
| District of Columbia | #115 | 24 | 1 in 622 |
| Illinois | #131 | 143 | 1 in 797 |
| Maryland | #131 | 38 | 1 in 845 |
| Alaska | #134 | 5 | 1 in 630 |
| Iowa | #139 | 32 | 1 in 951 |
| California | #149 | 193 | 1 in 905 |
| Oregon | #161 | 17 | 1 in 992 |
| Michigan | #164 | 79 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Wisconsin | #171 | 25 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Pennsylvania | #177 | 68 | 1 in 1,813 |
| Arizona | #193 | 15 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Colorado | #195 | 15 | 1 in 1,386 |
| Washington | #222 | 16 | 1 in 1,970 |
| New Jersey | #226 | 24 | 1 in 2,540 |
| Maine | #230 | 5 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Minnesota | #243 | 11 | 1 in 3,718 |
| Utah | #248 | 6 | 1 in 1,950 |
| New York | #252 | 72 | 1 in 2,511 |
| Nebraska | #254 | 6 | 1 in 2,621 |
| Connecticut | #255 | 7 | 1 in 3,786 |
| New Mexico | #274 | 7 | 1 in 1,833 |
| Massachusetts | #351 | 5 | 1 in 11,456 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rickey
- 48 spots since 2024 (#2,750 → #2,798)
- 685 spots since 2020 (#2,113 → #2,798)
- 1,069 spots since 2015 (#1,729 → #2,798)
- Biggest jump: 213 spots in 1942 (#1,004 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1998 (#706 → #900)
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1958 at #106 (3,782 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1942–2002
- Highest: 1 in 561 boys born in 1958 were named Rickey (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 37,957 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 45.3% of all boys named Rickey (27,956) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 24 | #3,357 (1928) | #3,751 |
| 1930s | 133 | #1,417 (1936) | #2,257 |
| 1940s | 4,099 | #191 (1949) | #564 |
| 1950s | 27,956 | #106 (1958) | #126 |
| 1960s | 13,942 | #138 (1960) | #212 |
| 1970s | 5,227 | #322 (1976) | #339 |
| 1980s | 4,917 | #329 (1980) | #382 |
| 1990s | 2,666 | #502 (1990) | #664 |
| 2000s | 1,514 | #890 (2000) | #1,102 |
| 2010s | 922 | #1,399 (2010) | #1,719 |
| 2020s | 317 | #2,096 (2021) | #2,568 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rickey in 1958
Top girls' names in 1958
Top boys' names in 1958
More about 1958
girls
2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 55,878 of them was named Rickey, which outranked 74.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,791Tori37
- #1,791Tyra37
- #1,791Valeri37
- #1,820Rickey36
- #1,820Albertha36
- #1,820Arletha36
- #1,820Bruce36
- #1,856Adria35
- #1,856Beverlee35
- #1,856Cammy35
Tied with 35 names at #1,820; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 561 of them was named Rickey, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.